Portable vacuum-cleaner.



L. D. MATOHETTE,

PORTABLE VACUUM CLEANER. APPLICATION FILED 0012.2, 1912. RENEWED !\PR.17,1914

Patented June g, 1914.

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L. D. MATOHETTE.

PORTABLE VACUUM CLEANER. APPLICATION FILED 0OT.2, 1912. RENEWED APR. 17, 1914.

Patented June 9, 1914.

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Application filed October 2, 1912. Serial No. 723,472.

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LOUIS D. MATCHET'IE, OF MILWAUKEE. WISCONSIN. A$SIGNOR TO B. F. STUETEVANT COMPANY, OF BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS, A CQRPORATION OF MASSACHUSETTS,

PORTABLE VACUt M-GLEANER.

ments in portable vacuum cleaners filed by me July 31, 1911, Ser. No. 6415 18.,

' The object of my present invention is to simplify and perfect a portable nachine of the above referred to character in us runous details, such simplification of the struc-' tural'features being the result of use both i by thepublic and tests under various con-' ditions and circumstances to which the device may be subjected; I

Specific objects of my invention are to provide a portable machine, its assemblage being such that a hose coupling connection between the suction'producer and the 11oolcarrying hose is eficcted in juxtaposition to an arm socket of an operator, whereby the hose is-free to swing with the arm lllVG-- ment of said operator; and to provide a saddle for the support of the machine having ashock-absorbing means attached thereto for suspending the suction producer, whereby the vibrations incidental to motion of the producer Will'not be felt by the open ator.

With the above and other minor objects in View the invention consists in certain peculiarities of construction and combinaftion of parts as set forth hereinafter with reference to the accompanying drawings and subsequently claimed. r

In the drawings Figure 1- represents a rear elevation of a portable cleaning machine embodying the features of my invention, with parts broken away and parts in section to more clearly illustrate certain structural features; 1. 9., i iew oil a saddle to WiliCl'l tl attached, parts being rerun. section, the section in detailed face a apparatus is lid parts in mated. by line th e t aus the zipper c awey'; mg:

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented June 9, 191 4. Renewed April 17, 1914. Serial No. 832,634.

I producer casing, he section being" indicated l by line 4-l of Fig. 2; Fig. 5, a detailed scol timal clevation ot the tool handle illustrating an interposed trap, it being understood that this trap for convenience may, in some instances, be inserted at any point between the tool and suction mouth of the vacuum produced casing, and F igfG, a perspective view of an operator equipped with a 1nachine showing the relation of the flexible suction hose and arm of said operator.

sterling by characters to the rawings, 1 represents a casing having an electric ries a fan constituting a vacuum producer. The fan is mounted in a spirally formed housing 1, the same constituting part of the casing and is 'orovidcd with a centrally arranged suction nozzle 5 and tangentially disposed discharge nozzle 6. The electric motor is connected to a suitable source of energy by feed wires A under control of a switch B, which switch is secured to ends of branehwires and is adapted to swing in apositlon conveniently accessible to the hand of an operator, whereby it can be nianipulated. "The casing l is secured to a nietallic spider '7 by means of bolts 8. which bolts pass through apertures in the head of said spider and are surrounded by interposed. buttons 8 that are formed from some yieldable insulating material- The feet of the spider are permanently secured to transverse flat strips 9, 9, that constitute members of a shoulder saddle G, the some being provided with longitudinal flat strips 10, 1 0, and a similar bottom connecting strip and carry, a suitable pad 12 that is adapted to. rest against the back and shoulders of the operator. The upper ends of the side strips 10 and terminals of the lower strip 11 of the saddle carry rings 10, 11, respectively, for connection with adjustable shoulder straps 13 which are arranged to he passed over the arms of the operator, as best showinin Fig. (3, whereby the saddle is suspended centrally of the back and between the-shoulder blades of said operator. The vertical strips 10 of the saddle also carry l that are adapted to receive snaps mounted upon cars which'exa dust receiving bag 15, the bag suitable porous to);- .ischarge mouth that motor 2 located therein, which motor car- I 11, all of which strips are riveted together wmmam pg 1.6 which. closure connecruns 200 rt; 01 my 'QYQSQIKL'C nwentlon hm; SHOW!) n1 ,Flgz i, the, ears curry 03-, togefltm: w"

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